WebQuest: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration, Summaries of Biology

Download WebQuest: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration and more Summaries Biology in PDF only on Docsity! WebQuest: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Photosynthesis 1. Visit Resource #1: Illuminating Photosynthesis a. How do plants rely on photosynthesis? b. How do animals rely on photosynthesis? c. What are the two important “jobs” of photosynthesis?  Click Launch Interactive  Click on “The Cycle” at the top left of the box.  Click on each of the following items and explain what happens: d. the shade over the window____________________________________ e. the container of water ______________________________________ f. the child _________________________________ g. What gas does the child provide for the plant to use? ______________ h. What gas does the plant provide for the child to use? ______________ i. Will the plant continue to produce gas if the shade over the window is closed? _____  Click on the “Atomic Shuffle” at the top center of the screen. j. What type of molecule is shown on the leaf? ___________________ k. Draw one of the molecules below, as it is shown in the leaf: l. According to the reading, these molecules “do not come from the tap.” What two places do they come from? _______________________________________ m. What is “stripped” from each water molecule? _______________________________________ n. From where does the cell get the energy to do this?_________________________ o. The stripped molecules form pairs. Where does it go after this? _______________ p. What gas enters the leaf? _______________________________ q. This gas enters through “holes” in the leaf. What are they called? ______________ r. What molecule is formed once again? __________________________ s. Another molecule is formed. Draw this molecule below as shown: t. What is the name of this molecule? ________________________  Click on “Three Puzzlers” at the top right of the screen. Go through each scenario, try to guess the answer and explain the right answers below in your own words. u. Can a tree produce enough oxygen to keep a person alive? Explain v. Can a plant stay alive without light? Explain w. Can a plant survive without oxygen? Explain 2. Visit BioCoach: Photosynthesis. Click Concept 1: An Overview of Photosynthesis. a. What is the definition of photosynthesis? b. What is the driving force of photosynthesis? c. What is the equation for photosynthesis? d. What are the reactants in the photosynthesis chemical reaction? e. What are the products in the photosynthesis chemical reaction? f. How does photosynthesis convert solar energy to chemical energy? 3. Visit The Busy Leaf. a. What is the main photosynthetic organ of a plant? b. What gives a leaf its characteristic green color? c. In which organelle does photosynthesis take place? d. What is a granum? e. What is a thylakoid? f. Sketch a chloroplast. Label a granum and a thylakoid. 4. Visit Environmental Information Series. a. Why do leaves change color?